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Mount Diablo State Park

Barbecue Terrace Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Barbecue Terrace Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,873 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: BBQ Terrace connector path 37.86116, -121.93556
Nearest town Rock City, CA
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Barbecue Terrace Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 888–1,872 ft

Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park

Trailhead: BBQ Terrace connector path · 37.86116, -121.93556

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on BBQ Terrace Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miReach Barbecue Terrace Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barbecue-terrace-road-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F67°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:14 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 87°66°
Wed 87°53°
Thu 93°51°
Fri 98°56°
Sat 98°54°
Sun 97°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Hikes near Rock City, California